Deva Day has begun

Recently, according to the Vedic vision, the Devas have awakened.

Every day we see the Sun rising in the East and setting in the West.

But what we often forget is that it never arises in exactly the same place.

Throughout the year the Sun fluctuates, moving slowly north or south.

This movement is not only astronomical: it is deeply symbolic and energetic.

In the period called Uttarāyaṇa, the Sun travels northward in the direction of sidereal Cancer.

These are the six months when, according to Vedic tradition, the Deva are awake: it is their day.

And it is Makara Saṅkrānti that marks the beginning of this Deva Day.

In the opposite six months, when the Sun moves south, we enter Dakṣiṇāyana, the night of the Deva.

This rhythm is not poetic or symbolic in a vague sense: it describes a real energy cycle, a cosmic alternation that governs the processes of growth, manifestation, internalization and rest of the universe itself.

Who are the devas?

The Deva, or celestial beings, are cosmic administrators.

They exist in countless types and hierarchies.

In ancient cultures they were called angels, archangels, cherubim, seraphim.

They play specific roles in ensuring the balance of the solar system, the galaxy and the entire universe. Different Deva correspond to each level of existence.

In some modern readings, partly due to the expansion of our scientific understanding, the Deva are described as multidimensional extraterrestrial beings belonging to highly evolved civilizations.

Evolution, in this view, always occurs on two inseparable planes:

1. Technological and scientific evolution, that is, the understanding of Prakṛti, of matter, both physical and subtle.
2. Ethical, moral and spiritual evolution, that is, the understanding of the meaning of life, cosmic laws and spiritual realities.

These two evolutions must proceed together.

Only in this way are the super-civilizations in which these great Deva families operate at different levels born.

Big brothers in the universe

All ancient cultures recognized a space for these more evolved entities.

They considered them to be older siblings.

In the Indo-Vedic literature, and particularly in the Purāṇa, we find the information that there are 8,400,000 species or types of bodies.

Of these, 400,000 are human forms spread throughout the universe.

By “human” we mean not only the actual human being, but all human forms that have existed or exist: homo erectus, neanderthal, sapiens, sapiens sapiens, and even other extraterrestrial humanoid forms, which maintain a basic structure similar to ours but with different variables.

The Vedas further explain that just as the Earth is populated by an extraordinary variety of animal, plant and human life forms, it is also inhabited on subtle, multidimensional planes.

And the same is true for the entire universe.

We therefore live in a still largely unexplored cosmos filled with wonders.

But these journeys are not only technological: they require a maturity of consciousness.

For now, our task is here.

With feet firmly planted on the earth.

Living our passions, seeking our deepest purpose, taking responsibility.

And reminding us who we are: eternal and divine souls on a cosmic and spiritual journey.

The Deva's role in creation

Returning to the Deva.

They are cosmic stewards in the service of the Absolute.

They cooperate in the creation and maintenance of the universe through the three great energies, the Guṇa:

• Rajas, the energy of creation and beginning
• Sattva, the energy of maintenance and harmony
• Tamas, the energy of dissolution and transformation

The Devas cooperate with the Absolute in co-creating (Rajas): new galaxies, new planets, new species are born.

They also cooperate with Sattva so that the cosmic order is preserved and so that beings like us do not destroy the wonderful creation that is Earth.

Thus there are categories of Deva who specifically watch over our planet, although their organization is part of a much larger project.

A time different from our own

The Deva experience time in a completely different way.

When one day passes for them, six months pass for us.

When they rest in the night, another six months pass for us.

They alternate with the Pitṛ, the cosmic ancestors, the species that gave rise to our particular terrestrial human line.

When the Deva sleep, the Pitṛ watch over.

When the Deva wake up, the Pitṛ rest.

When the Deva in charge of Earth are awake, they monitor what is happening and operate incognito.

They are the ones who prevent global destruction.

Humanity and the responsibility to create

Human beings, or those in power over them, have often become greedy and thirsty for control.

This generates instability, fear, war, insecurity.

Yet we also possess the ability to co-create with the Absolute.

We could create harmony, beauty, order.

It would be our highest good, our soul duty.

What do we do instead?

We create fear, hatred, destruction.

Weapons for killing.

Propaganda to control.

Industrial food that weakens us: overweight and undernourished at the same time.

No need to describe the current society any further: just turn on the news.

But what is rarely said is this:

The devas protect us.

They protect humanity from self-destruction, even from a global nuclear war.

They already have.

And they will do it again.

What can we do

Let us take back our nature as co-creators.

 

We create love, peace and harmony.

In words.

With gestures.

 

With daily choices.

A smile.

A kind word.

A caress.

 

Each small drop contributes to a larger ocean, raising the energy of the Planet.

The Deva never directly interfere with free will.

Growth must be a choice.

We can make mistakes in order to learn, individually and collectively.

But up to a certain point.

When disharmony endangers higher cosmic orders, the Deva intervene.

And in very rare cases, when it is necessary to rebalance multiple planes of existence, an Avatāra manifests.

The major categories of the Deva

According to the Purāṇa, there are 33 million types of Deva, which can be summarized in 33 categories:

• 12 Āditya, solar deities
• 11 Rudras, related to transformation and harmonizing entropy
• 8 Vasu, guardians of light, energy and the five elements
• Indra, king of celestial beings
• Brahmā, the first being of this universe, the first co-creator

They are joined by the Aśvinī, two brothers who became the heavenly physicians, testifying to the dynamism of the universe and the possibility of rising to higher planes.

At one time, when man was more spiritually evolved, contact with the Deva was greater and they participated in Yajña, the fire sacrifices.

Visitors and celestial civilizations

In addition to these categories, Vedic texts mention many other species that visited Earth: Gandharva, Kinnara, Kimpuruṣa, and others.

The Gandharva are described as beings much like us, but brighter, stronger and equipped with advanced technology, such as Vimāna, flying vehicles.

In the tenth canto of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam it is told that the women of the Deva observed the extraordinary beauty of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana from their heavenly means.

There is even a text called Vaimānika Śāstra, which describes in detail these spaceships, their operation, and even the diet of the pilots.

Today these Deva act incognito, but they are always present.

A final personal invitation

My advice is simple and profound:

Turn off the news, or watch it with great detachment.

Remember that the Deva are awake and watching over humanity.

Take back your life.

Return to being a co-creator of love and peace.

Thus, together, we can truly create a new world.